The 49ers are where the Raiders were three years ago – drastically undermanned, in the midst of unrelenting losing, and with Fort Knox-like money under the salary cap. Obviously, the 10-2 Raiders have made the right moves in hiring coach Jack Del Rio, drafting players like Derek Carr and Amari Cooper, and acquiring players like …

Before Jim Harbaugh officially became an NFL quarterback, he was a contract holdout. In 1987, Harbaugh, the Bears’ first-round pick, missed the first two days of training camp before signing a four-year, $1.5 million contract …